Roman Keywords Flashcards

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Patrician

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Rich people

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Roman Empire

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The area that controlled by the government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe

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Plebeian

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Poor people

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Domus

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A big house where the rich people lived

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Atrium

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An open roofed entrance or central court in an ancient Roman House

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Impluvium

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The square basin in the centre of the atrium of an ancient roman house,which received rainwater from an opening in the roof

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Peristyle

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A row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or church

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Insulae

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A tenement in a city

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Thermopolia

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Places where mainly the poor or mainly who could not afford a private kitchen

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Oratory

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A small chapel,especially for worship

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Toga

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A piece of clothing worn by the citizens of Rome,covering the whole body apart from the right arm

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Stola

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Worn by women after they were married,also was made of linen

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Dole

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Benefit paid by the state to the unemployed

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Lares

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Gods of the household worshipped in Ancient Rome

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Catacombs

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A underground cemetery

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Frigididarium

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A cold room in an ancient Roman Bath

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Circus Maximus

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Ancient Roman chariot racing stadium

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Gladiator

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A man/woman trained to fight with weapons against others and animals

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Colosseum

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Was a stadium in Ancient Rome

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Coldarium

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Hot room in Roman baths